Derrick Henry records historic performance for Tennessee Titans

Updated 2 mos ago; Posted 2 mos ago

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry runs for a touchdown during an NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Henry ran for 238 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries. He became the first player in the NFL's Super Bowl era to run for at least 200 yards and four touchdowns on 20 or fewer carries.

Henry's rushing total ranks 19th for a single game in NFL history. It's the second-most for an Alabama alumnus in an NFL game, behind the 266 yards of Shaun Alexander for the Seattle Seahawks against the Oakland Raiders on Nov. 11, 2001.

Henry scored on 3-yard run to open the scoring with 9:30 left in the first half before breaking his 99-yard run with 7:07 left in the first half. Henry's record-tying run came on the first play after the Titans had stopped the Jaguars on a fourth-and-goal snap at the Tennessee 1-yard line.

Henry became the first Tennessee player to run for four touchdowns in a game. He tied the franchise single-season record for rushing TDs established by Earl Campbell in 1978 and equaled by Lorenzo White in 1990, when the Titans were still the Houston Oilers.

Henry was one of the nine players from Alabama high schools and colleges on the active rosters of the teams:

· Titans linebacker Daren Bates (Auburn) played but did not record any stats.

· Malcolm Butler (West Alabama) started at cornerback for the Titans, made four tackles and broke up two passes.

· Marcell Dareus (Huffman, Alabama) started at nose tackle for the Jaguars and made one tackle.

· Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans (Alabama) made five tackles. One of his stops came on fourth-and-goal at the Tennessee 1-yard line when he tackled Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette for no gain to preserve the Titans' 7-2 lead.

· Ronnie Harrison (Alabama) started at strong tackle for the Jaguars and had five tackles and his first NFL interception.

· Titans safety Brynden Trawick (Troy) made two tackles on special teams.

· Jaguars running back T.J. Yeldon (Daphne, Alabama) had a 7-yard run and caught a 10-yard pass.

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While the Jaguars dropped to 4-9 after playing in the AFC title game last season, the Titans improved to 7-6 as they scramble to earn a spot in the AFC postseason field. Tennessee visits the New York Giants on Dec. 16 for its next game, then closes the regular season with home games against the Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts.